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CITY EDITION
THE WEATHER
' OREGON: UoietUed, probably rain In
the north end weit portlone tonight end
Sundej. Strong eouth and wind.
Local: Max. 51; mln. 44; rlrer, 12.5;
rain .18; atmoa., cloud jr; wind, eouth.
Dill? tTrif set pild circulation (or
month Ddlnc December SI, ltlt
6366
Average dally distribution 6,761.
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations.
FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 3
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1925
PRICE THREE CENTS s0tna"8ainAvae Vknt'I
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KILLED WIFE
WITH HATCHET
ID HAH
Wealthy Omaha Man Is
Held For Brutal Mur
der of Spouse Woman
Found In Basement.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 3. (By
Associated Press) A coroner's
Jury investigating the death of
Mra. Mae llabne, whose badly
gashed body was found at the
foot of the stairway In the base
ment of her home yesterday af
ternoon, this noon recommended
that her husband. John W. Hahne
Omaha contractor and real estate
man, be held on a charge of first
degree murder.
"We find that Mae Hahne
came to her death by wounds in
flicted by her husband, John W.
Hahne and recommend that he
be turned over to the district
court on a first degree murder,"
the coroner's report stated. Hahne
was immediately arrested.
Hatchet Used
Mrs. Habne's badly gashed
body was found lying in a heap
at the bottom of the stairway in
the basement of the Hahne home
yesterday afternoon. Hahne de
clares that he knew nothing of
the affair until he arrived home
with a plumber yesterday.
A hatchet and a hammer, each
with strands ot hair and email
clots of blood clinging to it, were
found hanging over Hahne'e work
bench In the basement, detectives
declare. A suit of work clothes.
with blood on the suspenders,
was also found, according to the
police report this morning.
Twelve deep gashec. several of
them three and four inches long,
bad been inflicted on the wo
man's head, while knuckles on
her band had been broken and
cut In an attempt at defense, ac
cording to the police theory.
Diamonds Missing
That robbery might have been
a motive for the deed is being in
vestigated by police, who point to
the fact that two diamond rings
valued at J 1000 each are miss
tng. However, two valuable dia
mond earrings had been left un
touched.
According to Hahne and
plumber Thomas Bronder, the
two came to the house yesterday
afternoon. When they came to the
basement door they came upon
the body, huddled in a heap at
the bottom of the floor. A doctor
was called and he in turn called
police.
Mrs. Hahne was formerly May
Schaeffer of Colorado Springs,
Colo., and was Hahne'e second
wife. She i atd to have been
highly educated, receiving de
grees from the University of Wis
consin, and was graduated from
the Methodist Theological Semin
ary at Chicago. She is survived by
her husband, a brother, Edward
Schaeffer of Tulsa, Okla., and her
two sisters, Mrs. Herman Roth
coff and Mrs. Charles Lecroix
both of Denver.
IT
Ovid C. Kumler, who started
Torce proceedings against Pearl
Kumler. charging her with a ser
ies of offenses aaginst their do
mestic felicity. Is now faced with
court order signed by Judge JIc
Mahan to pay out $312.70 on or
before January S, and 130 a month
In addition during the divorce
proceedings.
The court requires Kumler to
pay his defendant wife 1150 for
a crney'a fees, $132.70 for wit
nesses and alvo the $30 a month
pending the hearing of the euit.
Kumler's charges were various in
volving hie wife In escapades with
other men. all of which she denies
and comes back with some char?-
agalnet him. Tho case promises
to be an Interesting one If it flnil
ly comes up for hearing.
Mavor Assassinated
Havana, Cuba, Jan. S. The
mayor ot Guantanamo, Manuel
Salas, has been assassinated, ac
cording to a dispatch to Kl Muul
from that city. No details were
given. Guantanamo is near the
American naval base on Guanu
namo bay.
INCH DEBT
OFFER PROVES
UNOFFICIAL
Washington At Sea In
Flood of Contradictory
Reports Nothing Offi
cial From Paris.
Washington, Jan. 3. (Dy As
sociated Press.) Manifestly puz
zled by the flood of contradictory
reports which have emanated from
Paris during the last 24 houra.
administration orriciala concerned
in the war debt discussions with
France determined today to form
no opinion regarding latest devel
opments in the French capital un
til they had received a full official
report from Ambassador Herrick
From a condensed message sent
previously by the ambassador anil
considered at yesterday'a cabinet
meeting, officials here understood
that Mr. Herrick bad received a
note from French Finance Minis
ter Clementel outlining a French
proposal for debt settlement. The
ambassador's message did not give
uetaiis ot tne plan, however, and
lie was asked for rurther informa
tion. Today's press dispatches from
i-aris indicating that M. Clementel
had presented to the embassy only
an unomcial memorandum ' in
stead of a "formal note," some
what dampened the optimism with
watch first reports of the develop
ments were received. The chasm
between these two classes of docu
ments In diplomatic usage Is so
wide that officials decided neither
to discuss the situation nor to
form any opinion of their own un
til they had all the facts before
tnem.
Paris, Jan. 3. (By Associated
Press.) Pressed from all sides fcr
further Information as to the step
taken br Finance Minister Pbm.
entel to open up informal ex-
ciianges ot views on the funding
of the French debt, American Am
bassador Herrick today said that
he had not yet forwarded to Wash
ington the memorandum which
the minister of finance had hand
ed him. He said he had been en
gaged In the most Informal and
personal discussions with various
officials of the government con
cerning tbe contents of the mem
orandum. The document wnlch M. Clem
entel handed the ambassador was
entitled "an unofficial memoran
dum concerning French public
opinion on the payment of
France's debt to the United
States.'-
Ambassador Herrick Bald h;
could make no statement regar.!
ing the memorandum further thai,
that It contained an official sug
gestion regarding the manner ii
payment of the French debt.
NINE BURNED TO DEATH
IN MONTREAL BLAZE
Montreal, Jan. 3. Nine pr
jons, eight of them small children
lost their lives early today when
fire swept through three dwellings
fn two different nertlnna rf tho
city. In each case, the flame
spread so rapidly that the victim
were trapped in their beds or were
overcome as they attempted tu
flee.
1924 Year of Progress
Without Parallel for
Salem Public Schools
The year 1924 for the Salem
public achool system was one of
signal accomplishment that la al
most without parallel In the
achievements of any ether single
year it la shown by an examina
tion of the records of City Super
intendent of Schools George W.
Hug. Outstanding In the progress
of the year was the erection of the
new Parrlsh Junior High school,
the opening ot the Grant building
aa a grade school, eilcnsfve men
tal testa made through the system,
deTelopment of the school health
program, and the purchaae ot
property adjoining the Parrlsh
nr. unda as the site ot a future
building.
Chief among tbe accomplish
; erce Denies
- Vuthorizing Raid
z Made in Eugene
l reply to an Inquiry today
t ernor Pierce said that he gave
Instructions and did not ou-
thoi'ze a raid on the Lee Travis
home at Eugene on New Year's
eve.
The governor said he was called
on the telephone late at night by
persons who asked his advice
about making the raid and that he
told them, In effect, to use their
own judgment.
The governo. said he did not
know who called him, but knew
definitely that it was not members
of the state prohibition depart
ment. The raid is said to have teen
made without a Bearch warrant.
No liquor was found, according to
information reaching here.
TARIFF WAR IS
HELD PROBABLE
Berlin, Jan. 3 (By Associated
Press) A tariff war between
France and Germany Is viewed as
an early eventuality in conse
quence of the deadlock In the ne
gotiations between French and
German delegations, which have
been going on in Paris for more
than a month.
As there appears to be no pros
pect of a formal agreement before
January 10, when the customs and
other conditions imposed on Ger
many by the peace treaty autO'
ma tl cully expire, the French dele
gates have proposed a preliminary
pact. To this the Germans are
said to have agreed, provided such
traditional treaty shall not be bas
ed on the existing trade restric
tions, as they suspect that the
French steel and textile Interests
would devote an additional period
of customs immunity to a whole
sale unloading of products in the
occupied areas.
The German-Belgian negotia
tlons have also reached an impasse
owing. It Is said, to a demand on
the part of the Belgian Industrial
and manufacturing Interests that
certain German products rhould
be subjected to a differential tariff
Official quarters deny that the
German delegates are deliberately
delaying the negotiations In order
to provoke a tariff war in reprisal
for the entente's failure to evacu
ate the Cologne area by the stipu
lated data of January 1.
FAILS TO REPLY
The alienation proceedings of
Alice Eozell against Cella Boll man
former private secretary to Gov
ernor Pierce, flashed into the
limelight in circuit court for a few
minutes yesterday when It develop
ed that the defense has filed no
answer to the last complaint In
the cause.
The defendants were given 10
days In which to answer to the
last complaint. This complaint
contains sensational allegations
charging that tho plaintiff's hus
band and the defendant were reg
istered at different limes at a ho
tel In Washington.
ments Is the opening of tbe Par
rlsh Junior high school which was
erected at a cost of 240,000 and
which now houses 871 pupils. The
building Is one of the finest
equipped In the state and gave the
city Its most modern school build
ing. Development of the achool
health program has produced
noteworthy results chiefly aa the
result of corrective training of
school children and constant
health supervision. During the
year tne board established the
custom of furnishing iodine tab
lets free ot cost to the pupils aa a
preventative of goiter. At the
present time about 1500 atudenta
(Continued on fair Nine)
I LAKE
Officials of Lower Klam
ath Lake District Pro
test Withdrawal of Lake
Bed As Bird Preserve.
Governor Pierce has received a
letter from officials of the Klam
ath drainage district asking his
support in their protest against
the government's proposal to re
flood the marsh lauds that former
ly comprised lo. cr Klamath lake,
the government's Idea being m
make the lake a bird preserve.
The government proposes a hear
ing on the question.
The Bottlers want the land to
remain open for settlement. The
American Legion is vitally inter
ested since It has been Droposad
to give ex-service men preference
in tne settlement.
The tract comprises about 60.
000 acres, lying both in Oretca
ana California, Formerly Lower
Klamath lake was formed by a
flow ot water from Klamath river
tbrough the Ady straits. In 1905
the legislatures ot Oregon and
California ceded the land to tie
government for reclamation pur
poses, and it Is now charged Unit
the government's plan for a bird
preserve Is in the nature of a
breach of contract.
The lake disappeared when a
railroad waa hunt across the
straits, forming a dam which cut
off the flow of water from the
river. The government, however.
forced the railroad company to
put in gates, so that it is possible
to re-nood the area. There is a
suspicion that power companies
are oack ot the government move,
since with the straitB open in the
:ry season the water from the lake
flowed back Into the river and
kept the stream in condition tor
power development.
The land In the lake bed If
ciaimeu to be highly productive by
Protestants, but too alkali for
crops by the government.
A few years ago some of the
land, because of its peat composi
tion, caught fire and was burned
out to a considerable depth,
though, it is said, the land is no:
Injured to any great extent.
The district has voted bonds It
the sum ot (200,000, ot which
$15,000 has been certified by the
state and sold.
Governor Pierce will aide with
the settlers In the controversy.
representing the state's intereits
as having certified the bonds.
New York, Jan. 3. Winter's
heaviest snowstorm hae descended
on tile Atlantic seaboard. Fore
casters prcd'eted that it would etui
today and would be followed by
riBlnsr temperatures and cloudy
weather.
Tho storm which started early
yetserriay, did not Bpare any sec
tion of the eastern states. A 6K
mil gi.lc plied 1j foot waves on
the beach at Atlantic City and
drove shipping dangerously close
to shore. Street traffic and wire
service In Baltimore and Wash
ington were seriously crippled.
In New York ten Inchs of snow
tell. In spite of the efforts of 7ui)
motor plows, six hundred trucks
and approximately 13,000 shovel
ers the streets were badly clo'-l
today.
OCEAN GALES DELAY
TRANS-ATLANTIC LINERS
New York, Jan. 3 Four ocean
linera were over-due today and
fir pan trnffif VLnn rnnrlorarf a nnrll
for craft of all six' by the gales.
nnwc and heavy seas.
The White Star linr Artr-tatt Is.
not expected 'Wore Tur-sday. The
"t earner As.svrla I nlrfmlv Ey h
late and is expected to make port
tonight or tmorrow. The Mount
Hay, out of Hamburg. Is two davs
late, and the French liner Pan
will be about a day late.
The Morm caused postpnnrm n
f the departure of the U. 8. S.
Arkansas and 10 destroyer on
their cniliw to southern waters for
winter maneuver.
WAN
DRAINEDFOR
MM
LAN
Legal Problems of
Dry Enforcement
Solved by Decision
For student f the prohibition
lawi and their enforcement, peace
officers reformers and that por
tion of the general public interest
ed In the question, as well as ..be
state courts, the majority opinion
rendered by the state supreme
court yesterday in the appeal of
b". A. McDaniel irom the findings
of tbe circuit court of Benton
county Is replete with interpreta
tions of the Oregon dry laws and
the legal problems which have
arisen out of their enforcement.
These are aside from the two
main points covered In tbe de
cision, declaring that the person
of a man cannot be searched by of
ficers without a search warrant
unless the man be under legal ar
rest for the commission ot some
crime, and defining the difference
between an arrest growing out of
a search and a search subsequent
to an arrest.
Relative to the authority of of
ficers to search persons suspeced
of having In their possession con
VIOLATOR ALSO
J. F, Ehrenreich, wanted In
Stayton for bootlegging, who es
caped from the Stiiyttm jail Fri
day while Deputy Sheriff Smith of
Stayton was in Salem, is alleged
to be an old offender and is said
to be on bail from Linn county
being "'eld to the grand jury under
$500 bonds for a fracas eugagel
in at Brownsvilh In that coun
ty. According to the officers Ehren
reich and a womau created a dis
turbance at the Brownsville
hotel, smashing out window lights
and otherwise causing such an
noyance he was arrested and
bound over. It Is not kndvn
whether the woman he was with
at Brownsville is the same one
who was arrested with him by the
Stayton officer, and who later took
French leave from a Stayton lodg
ing house where she had been
placed pending her hearing.
Deputy Sheriff Smith declare
he will hold the Star car se'2cd
when' Ehrenreich was arrested.
The car Is virtually new, he states
It fa understood only $250 bal
been paid on it. Officers believe
they will hear no more of Eurm
reich In these parts, with the jail
breaking episode at Stayton, fne
alleged bootleggrng operations
near there and the possibility of
facing a grand Jury in Linn coun
ty ajl facing him, and chnnces of
long jail sentences lying in the
background of each charge. Thov
say he probably will prefer to sac
rifice the $250 paid on the Star
enr to taking chanres on what
might be coining to him If he i
turns to claim his automobile.
FASCISTI RIOTS
ALL OVER ITALY
Rome, Jin. 3 My A.sjtuchited
Pr ss ) It lot ing between fusclntl
and opposition sympathise rs In
which several persons have been
wounded and several killed Is re
ported from various parts of Itnly.
Tho .jotincil of ministers early thin
woetc issued a communique stating
that mont rlxld mcnsur'.w would
be adapted to "preserve anil safe
ffu'ird the moral and material cel
lar of the country."
In its campaign agaln.it the dis-
sMent f-jroe. the government has
already seized it-vcrnl opposition
newspapers and private homes
throuKhut the country have been
'starched by the authorities. There
mriiuim have brought on numer
ous eight's between the contend
ing el'iiit-nts.
CALIFORNIA NOT T0
PLAY NOTRE DAME
IIeiky. C.i', .Inn. 3 Th-re
will be hi tf.ni.c lietween the t'nl
vers ly ul Ciltfoi iila and Notre
Hani-) nniwr-dty during the pres
ent vitit of the Bouth fiend team
to the const, It wns off Irinlly nn
nounrcil toflny ny I.uther Nlrhdla.
RTa!iijite ni.-itiater of student af
f.ilis at Cnjlloniia.
traband goods or Instrumentalities
of crime the opinion In one piece
reads:
"An officer may arrest a person
for a crime committed in hie pres
ence And it he arrest him
and has him In his custody he may
search him. But if he does not
arrest him for Borne crime known
to the laws, he cannot search him
without a search warrant, al
though he may uelieve and, in
fact, have probable cause to be
lieve that the person hae on his
person instrumentalities of crime
He cannot decide himself that
probable cause exists for tlu
search, nor act upon such deci
sion.
Another question broached in
the case upon which the court
comments is that ot the restrains
placed upon state and local offi
cers by tbe provisions ot the con
stitution, it having been contend
ed that "the constitution is ad-
(Continued on Pa.ge Nine)
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Mount Vernon, 111., Jan. 3.
Judge J. C. Kern today overruled
a motion for a new trial for Mrs.
lilsie Sweetln and the Kov. Law
rence M. Might, deposed pastor,
convicted or the poison murder or
her huehand, Wllford Sweetln, an I
formally passed sentence of life
imprisonment on the man and 35
years on the woman.
Hight will serve In the southern
Illinois penitentiary at Menard
and Mrs. Sweetln In the Illinois
prison at Ktuleville.
The former minister displayed
no emotion as sentence was passed.
Mrs. Sneetin's eyes filled Willi
tears as Judge Kern declared Be
was convinced she was equally us
guilty as Hight and the Jilrv
would have heen fully warrnn'c.1
from the evidence In Imposing a
sentence equally as severe.
"I changed my mind ahout you
during the course of this trial.
Mrs. Sweetin," the Judge said. "At
first I thought you might hive
been led Into this crime by the
urging of you co-defendant, but
now I am convinced that you have
a stronger mind than Hight.
"The evldenco shows that your
husband died from poison and vou
said you gave Mm poison three
limes, once In candy, ones In oat
meal and once In tomato soup. It
talies a lot of cruelty and a lot of
nerve to do a thing like that. It
took a cruel heart to witness the
suffering of tho man who had
b-en your husband for 16 yparw
and to see him get better and then
give him more poison.
"Now your husband Is dead an l
you must go to prison and lean'
your children wl..iout a mother or
father."
Eeserve Earnines Fall off
Washington, Jan. 3. Aggre
gate net earnings of the twelve
federal reserve banks were only
13,700,000 In the calendar year
1924, a reduction of 9,000,00u
from the not earnings for 1923.
Mrs. Scott Accuses
Husband's Secretary
As Cause of Trouble
Alpena , Mich., Jan. 3. Mrs.
Kdna James Scott, contesting the
suit fo- divorce brought by Con
gressman Frank I). Scott, took the
stand In her own behalf when tin
hearing was resumed In circuit
court here today. Accused yester
day by Mis Jane Kennedy, secre
tary to her husband, of having
told of numerous ocra.sione on
which jibe received the clerk of .t
Washington hotel In her roonn
late at night -ml of other alleged
indiret(ons, Mi. Hcntt declared
Miss Kennrdy was not an inti
mate friend of hers.
"When we went to Washington,
I rprely saw her." Mrs. Scott testi
fied. "At flret I was kind and in
troduced her to people. Then for
week I wouldn't mfi hpr.'
SELF-EXILED
SENATORS TO
RET1H0I
Rhode Island Solons Who
Fled Following: Release
Of Chlorine Gas Dur
ing Filibuster Returning
Rut land. Mas., Jan. 3 Self
exiled Khode Island republican
senators are going home today, the
ox Mo which began after the re
lease of bromine gas in the sen
ate chamber on June 19, ended
when the general assembly ad
journed yesterday after a session
which began on January 1, 1924.
Worn out by the strain of the
filibuster conducted by the demo
cratic minority In which protract
ed sittings were common, the last
of 62 hours, and during which
disorder several times occurred
with threats of personal violence
21 of the 22 republicans left the
state.
Thoy established themselves
here in a hotel and many of their
families soon followed and the
hotel became almost completely a
sub-station of the Rhode Island
capltol.
Had Own Community
Tho "exiles" organized them
selves Into a close-knit community.
The senators led a life In the
open which restored their physical
vigor.
(Continued on Page Nine)
Governor Plerco said today that
he probably will announce his de
cision Monday relative to the ous
ter of Dr. Thomas Ross from the
state fish commission. A trans
cript of tbe testimony taken at
the recent hearing in the case was
received by the governor today.
and' ne said he would go over it
with Attorney General Van Win
kle. The governor attempted to re
move Ross from the commission.
charging him with extravagance
and with having bought liquor
from a police officer In Astoria
After the hearing here the liquor
charge was apparently dropped,
Ross denying It vehemently and
the governor showing Inclination
to bcllovo him.
The alleged extravagance was
mainly tho employment of Carl D.
.Shoemaker by the commission as
business manager at a salary of
1000 a month.
Ross refused to leave the com
mission and demanded a hearing,
which was gnintcd, and following
tho hearing the mutter was taken
under advisement by the governor
American Envovs Named.
Washington. Jan. 3. Ainhaim
ilors Frank KcHna at London and
Myron T. Herrick at I'arls. wlt.i
Colonel James A. Logan, will ivp-
rcsent the United Ktatee govern
ment at the ailed finance minis
ters' meeting, to convene In I'ann
next Wedripsdnv.
Miss Kennedy once latighingly
remarked In her presence. Mrs
Scott testified, that Scott had ak
cd her to "keep an eye" on Mn.
Scott when he was away.
"She said," Mrs. Scott declared,
"that 'the boss a. -iked mo if hit
canary ever stepped out and told
me to keep an eye on her when he
was away. '
Miss Kennedy In named by Mrs.
Scott is her cross bill as the dis
turbing element in the Scott home.
Mrs. Scott accuses her of being re
sponsible for the breaking up of
her home 'through malicious talc
bearing." The court room again wns
crowded today In anticipation or
Mrs. Scott's appenrunee on ilu
TWO SECRET
0 INDICTMENTS
IN THE LIST
Grand Jury Reports 10
True Bills, 3 Not True;
Makes Report On State
Institutions Later.
Ten true bille of Indictment
and three not true bills were re
ported to Judge Percy R. Kelly
by the Marion county &iand Jury
today. The grand Jury yeeterdav
made an Inspection of etate Insti
tutions and ie expected to make a
report of its findinge later todar.
Of the 10 true bills reported two
aro eecret.
After its investigations the
grand jury decided against In
dictment and returned not trua
bille In the following caeee:
Victor Phillips, who was accus
ed of the larceny of a dog valued
at $300 from H. Stein bock.
Harry Jensen, who was accus
ed of contributing to the delin
quency of a minor.
J. H. Wheeler, who was ac
cused of larceny of produce from
tne premises of Sarah L. Hulen.
True bills of indictment wera
returned against tbe following:
Ida Oakley, assault on Mary
Martin, December 9. Accused ot
attacking and wounding Mrs.
Mnrtfn.
William Harper, assault with a
dangerous weapon on the pei-eon
of Harry Christian October 19.
Accused of wounding Christian
with a knife.
Bert Brown, larceny of mohair
and wool from Roy King Aug
ust 10.
Myron January, forgery. Check
paetted on Milter store November
24, signed by Jack Blair.
John Chilcott and Don Morri
son, burglary not in a dwelling.
Charged with taking goods from
Shafer harnem shop November 21
warren Welton and Louie Fox,
larceny from a dwelling. Accus
ed of taking clothing from home
of Tare Singh September 19.
Thomas E. Brown, two trua
bills fo. obtaining property by
false pretenses, from the Man's
Shop and from the A. A. Cloth
ing company November 1.
New York, Jan. S (By Asso
ciated Press) The United States
did fifty per cent more business
with Soviet Russia In 1924 without
officii! I recognition than with
Czarist Russia before tne war, ac
cording to claims made by soviet
representatives here today.
The Soviet's three principal trad
tng companies here footed up their
ledgers for the 12 months ending
December 31, Inst, to report a
trade turnover tbrough their hands
between the two countries of $63t
416,147. They then ndded 10 per
cent to cover transactions presum
ably concluded in Moscow, Berlin,
London and other European me
tropolitan centers, making an es
timated totnl of $09,757,761. This
exceeded by $23,257,761 the pre
war turnover In Rustdan-Amerl-
ran trade of about $46,000,000.
The present turnover of $C9,757,-
1, represented actual exports
from the United States to Russia
of $52,6!)2.S49 and Imports of $10,
723,598, leaving an apparent trade
balance In fnvor of this country
of about $11,908 951, according to
the books.
ILL. IS REPORT
Peking, China, Jan. 3. (By
Associated Press.) Dr. Sun Yat-
Sen, leader In the government of
rtmithein China, who has been hers
n conference with the victorious
Chang Tso-Ltn, wing of the cen
tral government, is seriously HI.
Seven physicians, after a con
ciliation tod y, said the liver mal
ady affecting the famous Chinese
lender will entull an operation.
The prospects for complete reJT
ery are promising, the physician
aatd, but Dr. Sun was ordered to
ahituin front all official or social
activities during his convalescent
np r( ml